Shields: B-sides

Shields: B-Sides
Shields: B-Sides
Compilation album by Grizzly Bear
Released	November 11, 2013
Recorded	2011, Marfa, Texas
Genre	Indie rock
Length	47:06
Label	Warp
Grizzly Bear chronology
Singles from Shields
	"Will Calls"; Released: September 17, 2013; "Listen and Wait"; Released: October 30, 2013;

Shields: B-Sides is a compilation mini-album by American indie rock band Grizzly Bear, released on November 11, 2013, on Warp Records. The release is available on 12" vinyl and on digital download, and features eight tracks, five of which were recorded during the same sessions that yielded the band's fourth studio album, Shields (2012). The tracks were also released simultaneously on an extended version of the full-length album, entitled Shields: Expanded.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Exclaim.ca	^[1]
Pitchfork	^[2]

Alongside the five original tracks, the release includes remixes from Lindstrøm (a track that originally featured on the Record Store Day Release 'Brian Eno x Nicolas Jaar x Grizzly Bear'), Liars and Nicolas Jaar.

Release edit

The band announced the reissues on September 17 with a stream of "Will Calls",^[3] one of 5 new tracks taken from the recording sessions for the 'Shields' album. This was followed by another track "Listen and Wait" on October 30.^[4]

Track listing edit

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Will Calls" (Marfa Demo)	6:50
2.	"Taken Down" (Marfa Demo)	5:12
3.	"Listen and Wait" (Bonus Track)	3:28
4.	"Smothering Green" (Bonus Track)	6:30
5.	"Everyone I Know" (Marfa Demo)	2:20
6.	"Sleeping Ute" (Nicolas Jaar Remix)	7:50
7.	"A Simple Answer" (Liars Remix)	8:00
8.	"Gun-Shy" (Lindstrom Remix)	6:56

Personnel edit

Grizzly Bear edit

Christopher Bear – drums, percussion, backing vocals, drum machine, lap steel, wurlitzer, synths
Edward Droste – lead and backing vocals
Daniel Rossen – lead and backing vocals, guitars, pianos, synths, cello, the wheel, horn and string arrangements
Chris Taylor – bass guitar, backing vocals, synths, saxophones, clarinet, bass clarinet, flutes, drum machine, the wheel, horn and string arrangements

Recording personnel edit

Chris Taylor – producer, recording
Michael Brauer – mixing
Ryan Gilligan – engineer
Yale Yng-Wong – assistant recording engineer
Jake Aron – assistant recording engineer
Bob Ludwig – mastering

Artwork edit

Richard Diebenkorn – art
Ben Tousley – design, art direction

References edit

^ Sylvester, Daniel. "Grizzly Bear Shields: Expanded / Shields B-Sides". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
^ Zoladz, Lindsay. "'Grizzly Bear Shields: B-Sides'". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
^ "'Shields: Expanded' and 'Shields: B-Sides' announced - listen to 'Will Calls (Marfa Demo)' now". Warp Records. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
^ "Grizzly Bear - 'Listen and Wait'". Warp Records. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.

External links edit

Shields: B-Sides at Warp

[1] Sylvester, Daniel. "Grizzly Bear Shields: Expanded / Shields B-Sides". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2013-11-14.

[2] Zoladz, Lindsay. "'Grizzly Bear Shields: B-Sides'". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2013-11-14.

[3] "'Shields: Expanded' and 'Shields: B-Sides' announced - listen to 'Will Calls (Marfa Demo)' now". Warp Records. Retrieved 14 November 2013.

[4] "Grizzly Bear - 'Listen and Wait'". Warp Records. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.

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